Philanthropy
Tackling Overhead Together
Grantmakers and nonprofits must come to a mutual understanding of the true costs of change.
Tag: Donors
Philanthropy
The Promise of Effective Altruism
The effective altruism movement has the potential to create an aspirational anchor, which may change giving practices over time.
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Philanthropy
Reinventing Philanthropy: A Framework for More Effective Giving
Reinventing Philanthropy presents a new look at individual giving, focusing on maximizing actual impact rather than donor gratification.
Board Governance
Transforming the Donor-Grantee Relationship
Effective giving requires strong personal relationships and networks.
Nonprofits
Is Your Nonprofit the Next NFL?
A new petition attacking the NFL could have far-reaching implications for the nonprofit sector.
Individual Giving
Smart Gifts Keep On Giving
A philanthropic investment in Guatemala has established an ongoing stream of revenue to reach at-risk kids.
Philanthropy
Overhead Costs: The Obsession Must Stop
We can’t separate nonprofit programs from the people who develop and deliver them.
Nonprofit Management
A Rare Merger
The Nature Conservancy and Rare aim to achieve greater conservation impact—and they might just provide a new model for the nonprofit sector.
Social Entrepreneurship
If the Goal is Scale, Promote Theft
Too many smart people are trying to come up with too many new solutions; fostering plagiarism of successful models is the fastest track to systems change.
Foundations
Big Bang Philanthropy
How one group of funders gets the most for the poverty-fighting buck.